Is TRANSPLANT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSPLANT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSPLANT mean?
- verb
lift and reset in another soil or situation
“Transplant the young rice plants”
- noun
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
- noun
an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
“he had a kidney transplant”
- noun
the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
“the transplant did not flower until the second year”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for TRANSPLANT
Single letters that turn TRANSPLANT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from TRANSPLANT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- partans9
- plantar9
- platans9
- saltpan9
- spartan9
- tarpans9
- trapans9
- partan8
- planar8
- plants8
- platan8
- pranas8
- satrap8
- tarpan8
- trapan8
- rattans7
- saltant7
- stratal7
- tantras7
- tartans7
- apart7
- ataps7
- larps7
- napas7
- paans7
- palsa7
- pants7
- paras7
- parts7
- pasta7
- plans7
- plant7
- plats7
- prana7
- prats7
- salpa7
- splat7
- sprat7
- strap7
- tapas7
- tarps7
- traps7
- trapt7
- alants6
- altars6
- annals6
- antral6
- aslant6
- astral6
- attars6
- natant6
- ratals6
- ratans6
- rattan6
- statal6
- strata6
- talars6
- tantra6
- tarnal6
- tarsal6
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